Joseph Ulysse Bozonnet (21 July 1922 – 13 January 2014)Ulysse Bozonnet's obituary
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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

which placed fifth in the powder.''Ulysse Bozonnet''
(French), Bozonnet. Leader of the team was

Émile Paganon Émile Paganon (19 July 1916 – 24 January 2012) was a French military officer of the chasseurs alpins and skier. He was leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth. Paganon was born in Thônes.

who was Bozonnet's platoon leader in

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. His brother Roland served also as a chasseur alpin.''Actualités de l’amicale''
(French), EMHM. After Winter Olympics, Ulysse married Sidonie Francine Buillet. They developed a mountain farm in Haute-Tarentaise and they sold the famous ancient cheese ''Persillé''.

Bibliography

* Ulysse Bozonnet: ''Section Paganon: "dans les cimes pour la liberté". L'esprit de. résistance, de fraternité et de compétition: chroniques des années 1930-1948, Haute-Tarentaise, Haute-Maurienne, Val D'Aoste, Piemont, Tyrol'', 2005.

Decorations

Croix de Guerre The (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awarded during World ...

* Croix du combattant de l’Europe

References

French military patrol (sport) runners Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for France French military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France) 1922 births 2014 deaths {{France-biathlon-bio-stub